The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-12-17

row Sunday, at II a. M, and 1850 p. m, by the
pastor, Rev. Page Milburn.
Prayer meeting On wsane st at 1SG P
day at 1880 D. m. Bible Glass Thursday evening,
at 100 O'Clock. Public cordially invited.
Trinity p E. Church, oaosontoaOn.-services
Sunday at IL a. m. and p. M; Wednesday at 4
D. M; Friday, Bible Reading, at p. m. Luther
vile on Sunday, at 4SO p. m.
ISateys' Baptist Church.-Preaching every Sum
day by the pastor, Rev. w. j. Nicoll, at Saters'
Baptist Church, at II q. M, and at Pikesville Bap-
fist Church at p. m.
EutaaO M. p. Church, Harford Road.-Preaching
every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. j. M. Gill, at
II a. m. All invited.
There are now only thirteen prisoners con-
fined in the county Jail.
Samuel Marley has been re-appointed con-
stable for the 18th district for two years.
-Eegs are selling at 35 cents dozen in the
Towsontown stores, and the tendency is upwards.
a special meeting of the County School
Board will be held at Towsontown, on Tuesday
next.
The expenses of maintaining Druid Hill
Park for eleven months of the current year were
S64,212.24.
The Belt burglar is again at his old tricks.
This time he cracked a store and got away with o
lot of -four.
There is coal famine in Towsontown and
it is next to impossible to get more than half
ton at time.
IA reading circle has been organ zed in Tow
sontown which meets every Friday night in the
public school building.
Mrs Bennett, wife of Rev. Samuel Bennett,
died at her residence, Alberton, I'd district, few
days ago, aged 20 years.
Nearly fifty persons have been converted
at the protracted meeting now in progress at the
NJ. P. Church, Hampton.
The people of Woodbury. and vicinity want
the letter-carrier system and will ask postmaster
Brown to intercede for them.
At the Heptasophs fair at Hampden Miss
Laura Hickey won the gold watch and Mr.. WIN.
Lewis got the gold-head cane.
"A movement has been made looking to the
erection of Baptist Church in the pretty town OF
Glyndon, Western Maryland R. r.
The handsome new residence of Mrs. VIM.
Bose, at Upper Falls, 11th district will be finished
by spring and ready for occupancy.
The public schools of the county will close
for the Christmas holidays on Friday, December
23d, and reopen Monday, January I'd.
The colored men of Towsontown are about
to organize brass band, similar to the one now
in successful operation at Lutherville.
The Gainesville water works are now in full
operation and are giving great satisfaction. Sorry
we cannot say the same for Towsontown.
A slight fire in the Office of Dr. R. B. Nor
menr, or Haap a..,- few evenings ago, damaged
the curtains, &c., to the extent of about $l5
The receipts of the Maryland Central Rail-
road at Belair Station for the month of November
were-passengers, $730.3S; freight, S7s5.S0.
Prof. Story, of the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity has purchased "Argyle," the residence OF the
late Ross Campbell, near Gainesville, for $4,000.
"A very old chestnut tree on the "Walnut
Springs" farm of Mr.. A. S. Abel, in the Sd dis
trct measures twenty three feet around the trunk.
The boys in the Belt are playing the mis-
chief with the county lamps, firing stones through
them from their sings and otherwise damaging
them.
Mr. Douglas H. Thomas, president of the
Merchants National Bank of Baltimore, has offer
ed his bank as place of deposit for the county
funds.
The annual meeting of the stockholders Of
Towson National Bank will be held Tuesday, JAN
uary 10th, 1888, between the hours of IL m. and
IL m.
Miss Gertie Schaefer, daughter of Mr.. Mar
tin Schaefer, of Roland avenue, Hampton, fell
down stairway few days ago and broke her
right arm.
Mr.. Charles W. Alder, son of Mr.. Daniel
Alder, of Corbett Station, N. c. R. R., died on
Thursday last, after very brief Illness in the 33d
year of his age.
- Mr.. Theo. G. Lurman, prominent Balti-
more coffee merchant, has commenced the erection
of a handsome country residence on the Rolling
road, near Catonsville.
CINE company at Hampden, died on the 9th inst,
from congestive chill. He was member OF
Hampden M. P. Church.
Two children of Mr.. George II. Ritter, of
Clifton, Sd district, we're badly burned few days
ago by the explosion of a can from which they
were pouring oil on fire.
We hear of Baltimore county justice of the
peace who lately gave judgment for sos. What
some of our justices don't know about law would
fill large-sized volume
The Waverly Guards, Capt. E. G. Wardin,
held ball in Roland Hall, Hampden, on Thurs
day night, which was largely attended. The com
pany appeared in full uniform.
1t is said that Miss Maggie Belison, OF
Randallstown, I'd district, will enter the lecture
field She is daughter of Mr.. Samuel 7. Belli-
son, and about Is years of age.
William Hayes, aged 19 years, whose mother
lives at Hampden, was run over by train and
killed at Wilmington, Del, on the 9Th inst. lie
was brakeman on a railroad.
Mr.. Charles E. Hill having resigned the
presidency of the Young Peoples Guild of the First
M. E. Church, in the Belt, Mr. John r. Dorsey
has been elected his successor.
Mr. D. H. Rice, of Cowpens, Maryland Gen.
trail Railroad, is member of the Excelsior Hay
Company, which is extensively engaged in Balti-
more packing cut hay in sacks.
Mr. R. Quincy Hall, a wel-known young
member of the bar and former resident of Balti-
more county, 1ateIy bought 90 acres of land at
Orange Grove, on the B. & o. R. R.
Mrs. Francis R. Griffin, daughter of the late
Ephraim Cox of the 7th district, died at her home
in Hampden, Falls road, on Tuesday last. Her
remains were taken to Hereford for interment.
Mr.. Albert Holland, who has been running
an express wagon between Towsontown and Bal
timore, has gone out of the business. Dunning's
express now has monopoly in the express line
The Elkridge Club had meet at the Emile
toll-gate, Falls road, on Wednesday morning The
dogs started fox, which made fine run, but
gained his den before the pack came up with him.
"A few days ago Mr.. John P. Schmidt OF
Sweet Air. 10th district, while engaged in butcher
ing hogs, had his left wrist very badly torn by the
tusks of one of the animals, causing painful
wound
Mr. Chas. W. Heuisler, Baltimore lawyer,
wants information ofthe whereabouts of Catharine,
Mary, Joshua and Israel Owings, children of
Ephraim 0wings, late of Baltimore county, de-
ceased
Rev. DIR. Kilgore, pastor of Hampden NJ. P.
Church, has organized a normal class for the in
struction of Sunday school teachers, and he will
give instruction in the theory and practice of Sun
day school work.
in the case of Mrs. Kane against the BALTIC.
& Ohio R. r. Company, in which the plaintiff was
given verdict for $3.50 damages for personal
injuries, the Company has taken an appeal to the
COuEL VI ApPodie'
George A. Huntington has sued Ernault II.
Williams to recover $4,000 on promissory note,
alleged to have been given Feb 10th, 1884, and the
case was on trial in the Baltimore Court of Com
mon Pleas this week.
Mrs. Sarah Galloway Whitaker died at the
residence of her son-in-law, Mr.. Gustavus Folkes,
in Waverly, on the 9th inst, aged So years. She
was a native of Hartford county and the widow Of
Dorsey Fl. Whitaker.
Mrs. Mary Ann Scott, widow of the late
Thomas NJ. Scott, died at her home in the 9Th dis
trict, on Tuesday last, aged II years. Her re-
mains were inferred at Black Rock Baptist Church
on Thursday morning.
A new Knabe piano has been placed in the
Towsontown public school building, the old one
having been traded for it and the difference paid
from the receipts Of the late fair, which proved
such financial success.
There is big contest in progress over the
position of lamp-lighter and special officer for
Towsontown, now held by Wesley S. Perine, who
wants to be re-appointed. There are about half a
dozen applicants for the place.
Mr.. Ezra F. Brown, of TowsontowD, is an
applicant for bailif to the Orphans Court. He is
an old soldier and printer by trade, but having
been in bad health for several years has been un-
able to work at his business.
Mr.. Nathaniel Spicer, who was for many
years constable for the 9th district, died Tues
day last, Of pneumonia, aged about 20 years. he
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